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七月 08, 2010
Othello welcomes potato growers and scientists
Potato growers and scientists from Washington, Oregon and Idaho congregated at Washington State University’s Othello Research facility at Cox and Booker roads during Potato Field Day June 24 to exchange pertinent facts about pest control and water mana...From the archive

七月 07, 2010
Late blight found in Walsh Country, North Dakota
Despite hot dry weather, Late Blight was found in a field in northern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota late last week.This is in addition to finds in Dickey County in southeast North Dakota and in the Carberry and Carman areas of southern Manitob...From the archive

六月 30, 2010
Late Blight shows up in Washington
Potato late blight has been found and confirmed in the south Columbia Basin and Washington State University plant pathologist Dennis Johnson says more confirmations of the disease are expected this week. He says the disease was found in two locations. ...From the archive

六月 24, 2010
Conagra Q4 net income drops;costs related to potato processing named as contributor
ConAgra Foods Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income fell 48 percent, dragged down by charges, a poor potato crop and an extra week in last year's fourth quarter. The company also forecast earnings for its current fiscal year at th...From the archive

六月 23, 2010
Idaho Potato Commission airport ads: 'Make sure you pick up the right bag'
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers ...From the archive
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六月 18, 2010
Idaho Potato Commission Announces Winners of “Watching Waistlines & Wallets” Recipe Contest
From a mouth watering, movie-inspired appetizer to a family-pleasing one-dish meal, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) announced today the winners of its “Watching Waistlines &Wallets” Recipe Contest. With a record 1,450 recipes submitted, it’s evi...From the archive

六月 17, 2010
SmartBlock, a new sprout inhibitor for potatoes announced by Amvac Chemical Corporation
American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) and its subsidiary Amvac Chemical Corporation today announced plans to introduce a new crop protection product that inhibits the growth of sprouts on potatoes.From the archive

六月 15, 2010
No progress made with lifting Mexican frozen potato tariff
After 15 months, there’s been no change in lifting a retaliatory tariff placed on U.S. frozen potato imports. During that time, U.S. potato shipments to Mexico declined by 50 percent, according to the Washington State Potato Commission. But Canadian ...From the archive

六月 01, 2010
Potato in 'dirty dozen' vegetables with high pesticide residue
The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit focused on public health, scoured nearly 100,000 produce pesticide reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine what fruits and vegetables we eat hav...From the archive

五月 25, 2010
Research: Moth larvae spit boosts potato yield
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers.The secret is in the spit, write the researchers online in the...From the archive

五月 22, 2010
Maine potato farmers make good progress with planting
Farmers across Aroostook County are taking full advantage of a stretch of dry weather to get this year’s crop in the ground. “A majority of the farmers will have 85 percent of their crop in by this weekend,” Timothy Hobbs, director of development wit...From the archive

五月 20, 2010
Late blight hotlines
Worldwide, late blight is rated the worst of potato diseases. Intermittently since the 1990s, spores have turned up in commercial fields of Idaho, Washington, California and Oregon. When the spore is present it reproduces like a wildfire in cool, mois...From the archive

五月 17, 2010
April Potato Processing in Idaho and Malheur County Up 5.5 Percent from Last Year
Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.90 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes during April, up 5.5 percent from April 2009. Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 56.1 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes to May 1, ...From the archive


